Mollyhopp Blog

by Elly McGuinness Bright, funky workout clothes for women are more popular than ever. Many women are looking for something other than black when it comes to choosing their running clothes and yoga clothes. Mollyhopp is one of the up and coming active wear brands that offers just what women are looking for with their selection of yoga tops, yoga pants and running clothing. Founded and designed by Singapore based active wear enthusiast Linn Klewinghaus, these workout clothes for women are created with a ‘body positive’ philosophy in mind. I’m lucky enough to have my own set of Mollyhopp yoga...

12 years ago I was a single mom working one full time and two part time jobs. My gorgeous toddler was in part time daycare. Every minute of my life was either mommy-time or work-time, but there just didn't seem to be enough minutes to go around. I vividly remember one night when my two-year-old hadn't fallen asleep despite countless good night stories. It was 9pm and he was happy and bubbly. I saw my evening schedule fly out of the window and broke down in tears. Something had to change. While we cannot create more time, we can make...

Your body is amazing! Think about it: it carries you through life, it wakes up every morning, converts food into energy; for most of us it walks, talks, hugs and breathes too. Every second there are a gazillion little things going on inside of you. Whether your body looks like the images in glossy magazines, or far from it, it's more advanced than the most cutting edge computer, and it's your permanent address here on earth. Body PositiveTo us, Body Positive means loving the body you’re in, today. Don’t put your life on hold while waiting for that “perfect body” to appear....

Study upon study shows that running helps us live longer, stay healthier, and elevates our mood. It makes both our muscles and our bones stronger, and it can be done without much scheduling or special equipment. What's not to love? Starting to run can be the deal breaker for many. Those first sessions where your legs feel like heavy logs, and you gasp for air while being overtaken by walkers can feel quite demoralising. But hang in there! It does get better, fast. Walk-run-walk programs are readily available as podcasts and apps. They let you start from zero and push you towards...

What is Body Positive? Is Mollyhopp a Plus Size brand? Mollyhopp was born from my own need of cute, high quality, running and yoga clothes in sizes beyond Nike’s and Lululemon’s ranges. It was as simple as that. To me, that journey started by googling “plus size running pants,” so naturally I thought that was what we were. Almost a year later, we have launched our first line (of AMAZING clothes and accessories), and we notice that the word plus size doesn’t really fit. For starters, our first collection start with US size 8; the average American woman is a size 16. So we asked ourselves: should...